The month of September brings around the time for Striped Marlin and one of the best places is out of Newport Beach. Trolling Zuker Feathers, MoldCraft Softheads and small Black Bart Lures like Hex Jets are all winners.
Once the trolling bite starts to slow down they seem to target schools of sardines and green mackeral near the surface and thats when the sight fishing begins. The best way to approach these fish is swell down to avoid spooking and rigging live baits.